52 Books in 52 Weeks (2023) (52 Book Club) - hosted by britrcup

A survival story
 
This prompt is all about survival. Choose a book that features a survival story – either fiction or non-fiction. It may be a character who survived a plane crash or a natural disaster. It might also be a more personal type of survival: a character who survived a traumatic upbringing or personal experience, an inspiring story by a cancer survivor, etc.

Goodreads List: A survival story


 
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Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

Out of the Easy

Ruta Sepetys

348 pages • hardcover • 2013

fiction historical young adult emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk

Echo Mountain

Lauren Wolk

368 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction historical middle grade emotional slow-paced
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

Other Words for Home

Jasmine Warga

342 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction contemporary middle grade poetry emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry

A Wolf Called Wander

Voice of the Wilderness #1

Rosanne Parry

256 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction middle grade adventurous informative fast-paced
Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield by Gail Jarrow

Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield

Gail Jarrow

240 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction history middle grade informative mysterious fast-paced
American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy

American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

Jim Murphy

192 pages • hardcover • 2003

nonfiction history science dark informative mysterious slow-paced
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing by Jen Waite

A Beautiful, Terrible Thing

Jen Waite

223 pages • digital • 2017

nonfiction memoir emotional medium-paced
The Mermaid by Christina Henry

The Mermaid

Christina Henry

321 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction fantasy historical mysterious slow-paced
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Light from Uncommon Stars

Ryka Aoki

13 hours, 13 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling

Camp Zero

Michelle Min Sterling

304 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction dystopian literary science fiction speculative fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced